With the departure of Matt Ogrodnik, the southpaw who broke school records for appearances in each of the last two years, there is a need for a left-handed reliever out of the bullpen who may be called upon often. After a redshirt freshman year in which he pitched sparingly in his first taste of collegiate baseball, David Lutz may be the pitcher to fill this role. He pitched well at the end of the last year, even making an appearance in the Big Ten Tournament. Developing a reliable lefty reliever out of the bullpen will be a priority for the Nittany Lions this year, and David should have every opportunity to be this pitcher. He should be helped along by his smarts, as he has one of the best grade point averages on the team.

"Dave will be one of our left-handed setup men out of the bullpen this season. He is good to have on the staff and is capable of pitching in a few different situations. He has a tremendous work ethic and determination. Lutzer has also done a good job by working with some of our younger pitchers and showing them the type of commitment it takes to compete at this level." From the Coaches' Suite

2007 (Freshman): Made six appearances out of the bullpen, including one in Big Ten play and one in the Big Ten Tournament....Was one of only two relievers on the team that did not record a single decision on the year....Did not allow any runs and allowed just one hit in 1.2 innings of work against Big Ten teams.
Game-by-Game Highlights: Pitched 1.1 innings of relief at Kansas and did not allow any earned runs....Threw a scoreless inning of relief in his only Big Ten appearance of the year vs. Minnesota (3-31), walking one and striking out one while also putting his name into the record books as the pitcher that committed the first balk at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park....Threw two innings vs. Mount St. Mary's (4-18) and a career-high three innings vs. Duquesne (4-24), striking out a career high three vs. the Dukes....Pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit, in the Big Ten Tournament vs. Ohio State (5-23).

2006 (Redshirt): Sat out the season with an injury and took a redshirt.

West Chester East: First team All-Ches-Mont, first team All-Area junior year; first team All-Ches-Mont, first team All-Area, Area Player of the Year, first team All-South Eastern PA and team MVP his senior year; Ches-Mont Champions ('02, '03, '04, '05); AAA State Champions in 2003; District 1 Champions in 2004; AAAA State Semifinalists in 2005; Team went 23-2 as a sophomore, 21-4 as a junior, and 20-5 as a senior; Earned three varsity letters; Team captain as a senior ('05); National Honor Society Member, German National Honor Society Member.

Background: David Michael Lutz was born on October 29, 1986 in Baltimore, Md.; Parents are Earlin and Marilyn; Brother Nathan (13), and sister Melanie (21); Dave plans to major in kinesiology.